COSENZ, ENRICO (1812-1898), Italian soldier, born at Gaeta on Jan. 12, 1812, served in the Neapolitan artillery against the Austrians in 1848. Subsequently he aided in the defence of Venice, and in 1859 became commander of a Garibaldian regiment. In the following year he led the third Garibaldian expedition to Sicily, defeated two Neapolitan brigades at Piale (Aug. 23), and marched upon Naples, where he was appointed minister for war and helped to organize the plebiscite. During the war of 1866 he commanded a division. He became chief of the general staff in 1881, and held that post until shortly before his death at Rome on Aug. 7, 1898.